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‘Proud To Be An American’: An Interview with Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret discusses her ongoing support for Vietnam veterans in an interview with Vietnam magazine.
How Mutiny Aboard the USS Somers Helped Birth the US Naval Academy
The mutiny remains one of the biggest and largely untold controversies in the Navy’s history.
Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort
Amid the British campaign against Baltimore the rockets’ red glare over Fort McHenry gave proof of American resolve.
This Primitive Rifle Won the Southwest for Spain
Venturing into the Southwest frontier,
Spanish soldiers used the harquebus to awe unwelcoming Indians and bring down buffalo.
The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, U.S. national security adviser and later secretary of state at the height […]
This Notorious Confederate Guerrilla Murdered Dozens in Cold Blood
Following the Civil War trail of a killer — alongside his distant relative.
At Rorke’s Drift, 150 Men Were Left Behind To Face Thousands Of Warriors
When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, soldiers at a tiny outpost waged a desperate fight to survive.
Telling A Sniper’s Story
Chuck Mawhinney is the highest scoring sniper in the U.S. Marine Corps. A new book explores his Vietnam War experiences.